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Millie Elliott and Sannah Dad Family Finance article – Understanding Schedule 1 Children Act Applications

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24th July 2025

Millie Elliott and Sannah Dad Family Finance article – Understanding Schedule 1 Children Act Applications

Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 (“Schedule 1”) is a crucial mechanism in the landscape of child financial provision. It allows for meaningful financial support for children in nonmarital family breakdowns, particularly where CMS jurisdiction is inadequate or inapplicable. 


For children under 18, the court retains wide discretion to meet their needs, including housing and educational costs. For those over 18, the jurisdiction is narrow and focused mostly on dependency arising from education or disability. The evolving case law emphasises the need for careful, fact-sensitive analysis in applying Schedule 1, especially in high-income or international family contexts.

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